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Presentation for the 2010 Depository Library Council Annual Meeting. This presentation discusses the 7.5 minute quadrangle project by the University of North Texas (UNT) Libraries' Digital Projects Unit and gives the background, goals, processes, challenges, and next steps. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc84317/

Presentation for the 2013 International Association of Aquatic and Marine Science Libraries and Information Centers (IAMSLIC) Conference. This presentation discusses the LEAP program at UNT and bridging the student support gap to the Pacific Islands. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc228283/

Presentation for the 2008 Depository Library Council Annual Meeting. This presentation outlines the history, tool building, partner activities and future work for a collaborative project between the University of North Texas, the Library of Congress, the Internet Archive, the California Digital Library, and the U.S. Government Printing Office. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc28365/

This poster introduces the faculty lecture series UNT Speaks Out on the 2012 Presidential Primaries. This series features Dr. Tony Carey, assistant professor in the Department of Political Science, Dr. Matthew Eshbaugh-Soha, associate professor in the Department of Political Science, and Dr. Brian Lain, associate professor in the Department of Communications Studies and director of UNT's Debate Program. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc83784/

Presentation for the 2010 Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries (QQML) Conference. This presentation discusses activities and experiences of academic librarians embedded in online courses and common practices to assess various experiences. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc67611/

Presentation for the 2013 Conservation Savvy: From Expert to DIY Conference. This presentation discusses adventures in digital preservation and how not to lose your way. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc488159/

Presentation for the 2011 Coalition of Networked Information (CNI) meeting discussing the Aligning National Approaches to Digital Preservation Summit, held in the capital of Estonia in May 2011. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc77213/

Presentation for a workshop on altmetrics and new ways of measuring research impact. The workshop shows how the behavior of scholars is changing and how these changes are being monitored to show research impact in new ways. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc287061/

Presentation for the 2013 International Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETDs) Symposium. The presentation gives an analysis of URL references in ETDs and a case study at the University of North Texas (UNT). digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc180957/

Presentation for the 2011 International Conference on Open Repositories. This presentation discusses the results of a study into the persistence and availability of web resources referenced from papers in scholarly repositories. Memento makes it possible to automate discovery of archived resources and to consider the time between the publication of the research and the archiving of the reference URLs. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc83793/

Presentation at the University of North Texas (UNT) for the research fellows from the National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad, Pakistan. This presentation discusses citing social media and websites. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc330326/

Presentation for a University of North Texas (UNT) School of Library and Information Sciences (SLIS) 5900 course. This presentation gives instruction for the American Psychological Association (ALA) citation style for electronic journals. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc330317/

This is an appendix to the MetaArchive Final Report. This appendix includes the 2010-2013 Strategic Plan which highlights the Educopia institute's strengths and achievements to date and details the strategic planning process. Specifically this strategic plan declares Educopia institute's: Mission statement, Vision, Three Critical Challenges, and Six Programmatic Goals (with objectives and strategies). digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc109712/

This is an appendix to the MetaArchive Final Report. This appendix document is a report on the status of a two-phase transfer test being carried out between the MetaArchive Cooperative and Chronopolis. These tests aim to demonstrate a proof-of-concept that the MetaArchive network may use Chronopolis's data grid preservation service as an exit strategy in the event that either MetaArchive or LOCKSS becomes unsustainable in the future. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc109713/

This is an appendix to the MetaArchive Final Report. This appendix document describes the preparation of archival units residing on a LOCKSS file system that have been designated for packaging and exchange with a non-LOCKSS-based preservation environment-in this case an iRODS grid-based environment. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc109714/

This is an appendix to the MetaArchive Final Report. This appendix document describes tools. These tools are designed to facilitate the transfer of data contained within a number of LOCKSS archival units and packaged into bags. The bags are then transferred to the iRODS grid. The user has the option of creating and sending filled bags, or holey bags. The primary tools are written in Python, and make use of the iRODS command line utilities for data transfer. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc109715/

This is an appendix to the MetaArchive Final Report. This appendix document describes an automation process that involved the sending of a Folger Shakespeare Library collection (246 archival units measuring 1.3TB) hosted on a University of North Texas (UNT) LOCKSS cache to a storage resource hosted by Chronopolis at the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC). digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc109716/

This is an appendix to the MetaArchive Final Report. The purpose of this document is to explain the PREMIS Event microservice as prototyped for the MetaArchive Cooperative, primarily from a developer's standpoint. The document will attempt to explain the purpose of the microservice, the underlying principles on which it operates, and a practical example of its usage. The MetaArchive has installed all of the components needed to deploy this microservice and looks forward to opportunities to experiment with practical implementations in future development projects. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc109711/

This is an appendix to the MetaArchive Final Report. In this appendix, the policy statements address the general requirements and procedures related to the enactment and handling of the MetaArchive Contingency Plan. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc109717/

This paper discusses applying user-centered design principles to redesign The Portal to Texas History, as part of the IOGENE project at the University of North Texas (UNT) Libraries. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc28324/

Poster presented at the 2010 Society for Imaging Science and Technology Archiving Conference. This poster presents information related to the IOGENE project and discusses applying user-centered design principles to redesign the interface to The Portal to Texas History. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc29805/

This handout discusses the development of the architecture to build The Portal to Texas History through the University of North Texas (UNT) Libraries' Digital Projects Unit. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc29813/

Handout accompanying a presentation for the 2007 Texas Library Association (TLA) Annual Conference on the Web-at-Risk project and the Web Archiving Service (WAS). digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc36324/

Handout accompanying a presentation for the 2014 American Society for Indexing Conference. This handout includes a bibliography on art indexing and a term selection worksheet to use when planning an art indexing project. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc287046/

Article on the American Society for Indexing (ASI) conference presentations. This article identifies major topics discussed at ASI conferences from 1997 through 2012 and explores how topics have changed over time. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc122177/

Book published for the American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) Special Interest Group for International Information Issues (SIG-III). As part of the celebrations for the 75th ASIS&T anniversary and 30th anniversary of SIG-III), this special commemorative publication was created. In this anniversary publication, current and past SIG-III officers attempt to capture some of the SIG-III activities and highlight the challenges as well as the successes that the ASIS&T community has had in the last 30 years. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc226877/

Presentation for the 2012 American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) Annual Meeting. This presentation introduces new members and conference attendees to the Special Interest Group, International Information Issues (SIG-III). digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc406369/

Presentation for the 2011 Phoenix Staff Development Day discussing how to assess the critical thinking skills of students in single library instruction classes. The challenges and solutions are discussed, as well as a recommendation for, and example of, a library instruction worksheet that can be used. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc40387/

Presentation for the 2011 Texas Electronic Thesis and Dissertations (ETDs) Association Annual Conference. This presentation gives an overview of ETD statistics and metrics in the UNT Libraries. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc32969/

Presentation for the 2011 American Library Association Annual Conference discussing assessments of library support for distance learning at the University of North Texas (UNT). The methods used include LibQUAL+ surveys, focus groups, and ethnographic studies. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc38880/

This report is part of the Web-at-Risk project. This report describes the major assessment activities, their contributions to the project, and key findings. The assessment work areas included needs assessment, collection planning, and WAS evaluation. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc32994/

This presentation discusses the Web-at-Risk project and the issues related to capturing and preserving web resources. It introduces collection development issues, organization and metadata issues, and the findings that support the needs for a web archiving service. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc32889/

This video presents The Portal to Texas History collection in the University of North Texas (UNT) Libraries. It shows images from the collections including photographs, maps, newspapers, text documents, and objects. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc83313/

This report describes a study to identify the distribution and extent of areas potentially at risk for atrazine (a broad leaf weedkiller) runoff in the Lake Lavon watershed, which is a major water supply for the Dallas area. The report presents the results of the study and makes recommendations for how information can be used in a cost-effective watershed atrazine reduction strategy. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc29479/

Article summarizing the approach to bibliographic metadata development at the University of Michigan Library for journal articles published and archived in HathiTrust. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc306044/

Presentation for the 2013 National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP) Awardee Conference in Washington D.C. This presentation discusses automated processes and ensuring quality for the NDNP at the University of North Texas (UNT) Libraries. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc181692/

Presentation for the University of North Texas (UNT) Libraries as part of the career development program. This presentation discusses getting started on a research project and balancing scholarly activities, primary assignments, and service to the community. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc406368/